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Ministry of Education
Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon- 2019 to be held at 48 centers including Ahmedabad
More than 200 students & mentors of 13 states to find solutions for 7 problems of ISRO
The grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2019  will be held on 2nd & 3rdMarch, 2019 at 48 nodal centres across the country including Ahmedabad. Smart India Hackathon is the World’s largest Nation-Building Digital Initiative of the HRD Ministry. Gujarat Technological University  in association with Indian Space Research Organisation  are the hosts for Ahmedabad Nodal Center event to be organised at Shivanand Ahsram, Opp. ISRO.
Prof. Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor of GTU and Senior scientists from ISRO - Shri Haresh Bhatt and Atul Shukla as well as Ms. Smita Kelkar from MHRD announced the detail of Smart India Hackathon 2019 at a Media Meet. Total 200 Participants Including Mentor  i.e. 174 Student Participants + 26 Mentors will find the solutions for ISRO problems at Ahmedabad Nodal Centre. Total Team 29  include 2 Teams from IIT, 1 Team are from NIT and Rest of Team are from Reputed University and Institutes like Anna University, BITS Pilani, etc. Prizes to be won: top winner 1st prize – Rs.1,00,000/- or Rs.75,000/- or Rs.50,000/-. On the other hand Total 22 Teams from 10 GTU affiliated Colleges are in various states to take part in Smart India Hackathon.
Third edition  of the biggest ever Smart India Hackthon - 2019 going to be held at 48 nodal centres across the country simultaneously. Smart India Hackathon is a unique initiative to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for solving the challenges faced by our country. It is a non-stop digital product development competition, where problems are posed to technology students for innovative solutions.SIH 2019 is even bigger and better than SIH 2018. As compared to about 17,400 entries during SIH-2018 from over 1 lakh students, this year 52,000+ entries from 34,000+ teams from over 2.0 lakh students have been received. More than 500 problem statements have been received including from several prestigious private sector organisations and the Grand Finale of the Software edition is planned on 2nd – 3rd March, 2019 during which more than 1300 teams  will compete non-stop for 36 hours across 48 different centres in India.
State wise teams @ Ahmedabad:
- 2 Team From West Bengal 
- 5 Team form Rajasthan 
- 3 Team from Maharastra 
- 2 Team form Andrapradesh
- 1 Team From Madhyapradesh 
- 4 Team from Tamilnadu
- 4 Team From Puducherry
- 3 Team From Chhattisgarh 
- 2 Team from Telgana
- 2 Team from Coimbatore,
- 1 Team from Delhi
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari reviews the progress of Greenfield Expressways/ Access Controlled Highways
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Shri Nitin J. Gadkari reviewed the status of award, bidding and pre-construction activities related to 5 Greenfield Expressways and 17 Access Controlled Greenfield National Highways being executed under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase - I, the flagship programme of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. These 22 Greenfield Projects of 8,000 km length are expected to cost Rs. 3.26 Lakh Crores. These are envisaged as the key to improving logistics efficiency by providing seamless connectivity between centers of production and consumption of industrial and MSME products in the country. Additionally, they will help in faster movement of passenger and freight traffic in the country.
A detailed presentation on present status of Award, Bidding, and hindrances related to pre-construction activities especially Land Acquisition, Environmental Clearance/Forest Clearance was made by NHAI before the Minister who emphasized that issues related to various State Governments may be sorted out quickly and wherever required the state specific matter may be taken up at his level. Shri Gadkari also laid stress on timely monetization of projects after completion as well as value capture by developing facilities for road users along the upcoming Highways. He directed that stringent monitoring of the target dates of award of projects and scheduled dates of completion be done without any compromise with the quality of work in order to develop world class Highway infrastructure. Gen.  V. K. Singh , Minister of State , suggested that regular reviews of the progress must be done so as to achieve the ambitious targets set by the Hon’ble Minister . Shri Giridhar Aramane, Secretary , Dr. S. S. Sandhu, Chairman NHAI, Shri I. K. Pandey, DG  and other senior officials were present during the review.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Spreading of Religious Radicalisation
Radicalisation by the Global Terrorist Groups like ISIS, Al Qaida etc. is one of the most challenging problems faced by countries all over the world. In the Indian context, some foreign agencies inimical to India alongwith Global Terrorist Groups have been making efforts to radicalise people. However, inclination towards radical ideologies is minuscule as compared to the population of the country owing to various factors and efforts by the Government including:
- Ensuring universal coverage of various Government welfare schemes without discrimination.
- Special schemes for un-served and underserved communities/areas.
- Promotion of composite culture and coexistence among various communities.
- Constitutional safeguards to minorities.
- Institutional efforts for ensuring fair representation of minorities and other less-represented communities in all spheres of life.
- There is an exclusive Ministry, viz. Ministry of Minority Affairs, for overall policy, coordination, evaluation and review of the regulatory and development programmes of the minority communities.
- Apart from the above, the Government has created a Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation Division in the Ministry of Home Affairs to help and coordinate with various security and law enforcement agencies.
- Government of India has also proscribed a number of Organisations as terrorist organisation/unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities  Act, 1967.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Tourism
‘Bharat Parv’ Event Generates Patriotic Mood And Promotes Rich Cultural Diversity of India
‘Bharat Parv’ event being organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India at the Red Fort, Delhi from 26th to 31st January, 2018 is generating a patriotic mood and promoting the rich cultural diversity of the country. People in large number are visiting it. The entry to the Parv is free and it open for public from 12.00 Noon to 10.00 pm. However, identity proof is to be carried for entry to the event.
Today, The Army, Air Force and Navy presented Static Band and Army also displayed Dynamic Band. The classical singing programme was performed by the artists from Chandigarh. Garba Raas was presented by the artists from Gujarat; Parinay Sutra was performed by the artists from Bihar; Badhai was presented by the artists from Madhya Pradesh; and Sehariyas, Gair and Chakri were performed by the artists of Rajasthan. At last, the artists of North Zone Cultural Centre  presented a Choreographed performance on Pan India Basis.
The Ministry of Tourism has been designated as the nodal Ministry for the event, the highlights of which include Display of Republic Day Parade Tableaux, Performances by the Armed Forces Bands , a Multi-Cuisine Food Court, Crafts Mela, Cultural Performances from different regions of the country and Photo Exhibition by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity .
The Cultural Performances include choreographed Folk/ Tribal Dances and Music arranged through the North Zonal Cultural Centre as well as performances by cultural troupes from the different States / UTs of the country. The Food Court has stalls set up by the States/ UTs, National Association of Street Vendors of India  showcasing street food from different regions as well as by the Institutes of Hotel Managements and ITDC.
The Crafts Mela with 50 stalls showcases the diverse handicrafts of the country, arranged by the State Governments and Ministry of Textiles through the office of the Development Commissioner of Handicrafts. There are Theme State Pavilions where each State is showcasing its strength along with its tourism products. DAVP has set up an exhibition on the theme “Naya Bharat Hum Karke Rahenge”. A live ‘Cookery Demonstration Area’ has been set up in the food court to promote cuisines of different States of India.
Ministry of Defence
39TH EDITION OF INDIA-INDONESIA COORDINATED PATROL
The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol  between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 – 19 December 2022. Indian Naval Ship  Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia. The CORPAT will be executed along the International Maritime Boundary Line  from 15 to 16 December 2022 and will conclude with a debrief at Port Blair. Along with INS Karmuk, L-58  and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be participating in the CORPAT. KRI Cut Nyak Dien, a Kapitan Pattimura Class Corvette, would represent the Indonesian side.
As part of Government of India’s vision SAGAR , Indian Navy has been proactively engaging with countries in the Indian Ocean Region  to enhance maritime security in the region. India and Indonesia have been carrying out CORPATs twice a year since 2002, with an aim of keeping this vital part of the IOR safe and secure for commercial shipping, international trade and conduct of legitimate maritime activities. CORPATs help build understanding and interoperability between navies, and facilitate institution of measures to prevent and suppress Illegal Unreported Unregulated  fishing, drug trafficking, maritime terrorism, armed robbery and piracy. It further helps enhance the operational synergy by exchange of information for prevention of smuggling, illegal immigration and for conduct of Search and Rescue  operations at sea.
India and Indonesia have traditionally enjoyed a close and friendly relationship covering a wide spectrum of activities and interactions. The 39th edition of IND-INDO CORPAT seeks to bolster the maritime cooperation between the two navies and forge strong bonds of friendship between India and Indonesia.
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Special Service and Features
Coconut Development Board establishes Call Centre for FoCT palm climbers
 palm climbers at Head Quarter, Kochi. The call centre will cater to the needs of coconut growers in the field of plant protection, harvesting, and other field operations through the Task Force of FoCTs. FoCTs who are actively involved in palm climbing are requested to join the Task Force at the earliest to avail the benefits related to this sector. Task Force of FoCTs will be engaged for carrying out several operations in the coconut sector at each Grama Panchayath level through Call Centre.
For further details please contact Publicity Section, Coconut Development Board, Kochi. Email Id: cdbpub[at]gmail[dot]com, phone: 0484–2376265 /8848061240.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Home Minister launches winter-grade diesel suitable for extreme winters of up to -30O Celcius for Ladakh Region
Availability of winter-grade diesel will promote tourism and smooth transportation in Ladakh Region during extreme winters -- A big step towards promoting ease of living
Union Home Minister ShriAmit Shah presided over a function to launch a special winter-grade diesel, developed by Indian Oil Corporation , for the high-altitude regions of Ladakh through a video-link here today. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, and Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP of Ladakh were also present on the occasion.
Motorists in high-altitude sectors like Ladakh, Kargil, Kaza and Keylong face the problem of freezing of diesel in their vehicles when winter temperatures drop to as low as -30o Celsius. Indian Oil has come up with an innovative solution to this problem by introducing a special winter-grade diesel with a low pour-point of -33o Celsius, which does not lose its fluidity function even in extreme winter conditions.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Amit Shah congratulated the people of Ladakh for getting their long-pending demand fulfilled, by getting Union Territory status for Ladakh. The new status will accelerate the pace of holistic development of the region and bring prosperity to the people at par with the rest of India.
The Home Minister said that the Government of India has initiated a number of development projects for the UT of Ladakh,in the areas of power, solar energy, education and tourism with an estimated investment of Rs. 50,000 crore. He further said that, keeping in view the special development requirement of the region, the Government of India has made a provision that the budget allocation for the UT of Ladakh will remain non-lapsable, so as to enable the local administration to make full use of these funds as per their development needs. The Home Minister assured the people of UT of Ladakh that they will witness a fast pace of growth and development of the region under the decisive leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Expressing his happiness at Indian Oil’s customer-driven approach,Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that today is an important day for the people of Ladakh region as they will now get uninterrupted supply of special winter-grade diesel, which will help reduce the hardships faced by the local people for transportation and mobility during the harsh winter months. This will further facilitate the local economy as well as tourism of the region. Shri Pradhan expressed his gratitude to the Home Minister for launching the special winter-grade diesel and facilitating ease of living for the Ladakh region.
Shri Pradhan reassured that the UT of Ladakh will have all-round development under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and people-centric welfare initiatives of Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.
The Home Minister and Petroleum Minister complimented the Indian Oil Team for devising solutions to help cater to the energy needs of the consumers in various parts of the country.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Steady decline in number of deaths; Daily Fatalities below 300 continuously since the last 12 days
Total Active Caseload, at 2.27 lakhs, further shrinks to 2.19%
Total 71 persons detected with the new UK mutant strain
There is a steady decline in the number of daily deaths recorded in the country. Less than 300 new deaths are being recorded in the country from the last 12 days.
The effective strategy of containment including prompt tracing & tracking, aggressive and widespread testing, combined with standardized clinical management protocols have ensured the low mortality levels.
The effective implementation by the State/UT governments has resulted in early identification, prompt isolation and timely clinical management of the hospitalized cases.
Only one new death per million population is reported in India in the last 7 days. This new achievement is a testament of effective COVID management and response policy of the Central Government.
In another achievement, the trajectory of contraction in India’s total active cases continues unabated. The active caseload of the country stands at 2,27,546. The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk below 2.2% .
The daily recoveries exceeding the daily new cases have ensured a total net reduction of the Active Caseload. 21,314 new recoveries were registered during the last 24 hours. A net decline of 3,490 cases has been recorded in the total active cases in last 24 hours.
The daily cases in India have been below 20,000 in the recent days. 18,088 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
96 new cases per million population have been recorded in the last 7 days in India.The number of cases is much higher in countries such as Brazil, Russia, France, Italy, USA and UK.
The cumulative recoveries in India has moved further close to 1 cr and stand at 99,97,272 today. New Recoveries outnumbering the daily New Cases has also improved the Recovery Rate to 96.36%.
76.48% of the new recovered cases are contributed by ten States/UTs.
With 4,922 persons recovering from COVID, Kerala has recorded the maximum number of recoveries. Maharashtra has registered another 2,828 daily recoveries while Chhattisgarh has reported 1,651 new recoveries in the past 24 hours.
Ten States/UTs have contributed 79.05% of the new cases.
Kerala has reported 5,615 cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra recorded 3,160 new cases while Chhattisgarh has registered 1,021 new cases yesterday.
73.48% of the 264 case fatalities that reported in the past 24 hours are from Ten States/UTs.
24.24% of new fatalities reported are from Maharashtra which reported 64 deaths. Chhattisgarh also saw a fatality count of 25 while Kerala reported 24 new deaths.
The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel Coronavirus first reported in the UK now stands at 71.
Ministry of Culture
Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi launched the 75-day countdown to 75th year of Independence today in New Delhi
Azadi kaAmrit Mahotsav is about celebrating all that every Indian should be proud of : Smt Meenakashi Lekhi
A huge screen is set up in the central park to play the countdown for 75 days
Minister of state for Culture and External Affairs Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi launched the 75-day countdown to 75th year of Independence today in New Delhi. The program held at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi at 6 PM. On the occasion Secretary Ministry of culture, Shri Govind Mohan, Secretary NDMC, Ms Isha Khosla and all senior Officials of Ministry of Culture, and New Delhi Municipal Council attended the function along with general public.
On the occasion Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi said that Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav is about celebrating everything which is good in India, everything which every Indian should be proud of and everything which shows unity in diversity of India.
She also said that when India completes 75 years of independence freedom fighters who sacrificed their life for independence and also those who contributed to keep India independent should be seen as a guiding light for all of us.
She also added that today there is need to live for the country and work for its development.
Renowned singer Dr. Sukriti Mathur performed patriotic songs.
A huge screen is set up in the central park facing the Palika Bazaar that has a footfall of thousands every day that will play the countdown for 75 days from 1st June 2022 to 15th August, 2022. The screen will also play stories of unsung heroes of our country to inculcate a sense of pride for our culture and country and bring together people in an attempt towards Janbhagidari as invocated by PM Shri Narendra Modi. Prime Minister had earlier launched a 75-week countdown to the 75th year of Independence on 12th March 2021.
Ministry of Finance
Grant of Rs. 685.80 crore released to Urban Local Bodies
Rs. 2,516.73 crore released to support ULBs in 2021-22
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has released an amount of Rs. 685.80 crore to 4 States for providing grants to the Urban Local Bodies . Out of this, an amount of Rs.494 crore has been released to Uttar Pradesh, Rs.110.20 crore to Gujarat, Rs. 74.80 crore to Jharkhand and Rs.6.80 crore to Mizoram.
Grants for Urban Local Bodies have been released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission. They are aimed at improving basic civic services including fulfilling location specific felt needs. These grants are intended for smaller  cities including cantonment Boards.
The 15th Finance Commission has divided the urban local bodies into two categories:  Million-Plus urban agglomerations/cities , and  all other cities and towns with less than one million population . Out of the 15th Finance Commission recommended grants for Non-Million Plus cities, 50% is basic  and the remaining 50% as tied grant.
Basic grants  can be utilised for location specific felt needs except for salary or other establishment expenditure. The tied grants are to be utilized for  drinking water  and  solid waste management.
The grants are meant to ensure provision of additional funds to urban local bodies over and above the funds allocated by the Centre and the State for sanitation and drinking water under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
The States are required to transfer the grants to the ULBs within 10 working days of receipt from the Union Government. Any delay beyond 10 working days requires the State Governments to release the grants with interest.
State-wise amount of Urban Local Bodies Grants released in 2021-22
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No.
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State
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Total amount released during 2021-22

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1
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Goa
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5.40
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2
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Gujarat
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110.20
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3
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Haryana
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77.40
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4
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Himachal Pradesh
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51.75
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5
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Jharkhand
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74.80
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6
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Karnataka
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150.00
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7
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Madhya Pradesh
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199.60
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8
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Mizoram
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6.80
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9
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Odisha
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164.40
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10
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Punjab
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74.00
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11
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Rajasthan
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196.20
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12
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Tamil Nadu
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295.25
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13
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Telangana
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50.43
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14
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Uttar Pradesh
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851.00
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15
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West Bengal
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209.50
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Total
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2,516.73
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Ministry of Culture
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy and MoS, Culture Smt Meenakshi Lekhi visit the National Archives of India
In context of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, NAI proposes to digitise records on life and struggle of freedom fighters on a priority basis: Sh G Kishan reddy
The Union Culture and Tourism Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy visited National Archives of India, Janpath, New Delhi today along with Union MoS for Culture Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi and took stock of record management, preservation & digitalization activities in the presence of Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Shri Raghvendra Singh, and Director General of National Archives of India, Shri Chandan Sinha, and other officials.
The Minister visited the Research Room, Old repository, Preservation Room, Old Building of Archives etc. and said that he had the opportunity to behold one of the richest and exquisite collections of the Govt of India’s non-current records, which stands testament to India’s glorious history and culture.
Sh. Reddy said that National archives is one of the largest and prestigious centres of archives in the world and holds records of 800 million pages, as well as 5.7 million files, and 1.2 lakh maps among others. It is important to preserve this record for future generations , he said . Sh Reddy appreciated the preservation work of the important agreements of the Government of India, foreign treaties and documents related to the personality and work of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and documents pertaining to Buddhist culture which has also been done well by National Archives.
Shri Reddy further said that the work of digitization of these records is taking place and in the context of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' being celebrated to commemorate 75 years of independence, the work will be speeded up . This is a mega project so that the people of the country and the world can easily access the archival material which will be available on the records portal. This will be of educational value as well contribute to awareness generation, he added.
The Minister further explained that in view of celebration of Amrit Mahotsav, there is a proposal to digitise the records pertaining to the life, struggle and strife of our freedom fighters on a priority basis so that the coming generations will know of their sacrifices made for the freedom of the country.
In his interaction with media, the Minister assured that the government is custodian of all records at the National Archives and would ensure their complete safety during the Central Vista redevelopment project.
The National Archives of India is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and is holding them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars.